[varjag]

Apple definitely can tear apart the status quo in dashboard/driver UI/entertainment console automotive market. They don't have to make a complete vehicle. Even with semi/fully autonomous cars there's a huge potential for a quality OEM software/sensors package.

Remember aside from the biggest car conglomerates there's a dozen smaller 2nd tier makes who can't afford building self driving car from the ground up. Even the biggest ones invest into it more out of necessity than internal motivation.